Bagdad Cafe Sign and Photograph, circa 1990-2011

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Bagdad Cafe sign and photograph
Dates:
circa 1990-2011
Creators:
Bagdad Cafe
Abstract:
Extent:
4 linear feet (1 painted, wooden sign and 1 framed photograph)
Language:
Preferred citation:

Bagdad Cafe sign and photograph. GLBT Historical Society

Background

Scope and content:

The Bagdad Cafe was a 24-hour diner that operated in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood from 1990 until 2011. The sign was displayed outside the Cafe at the time of its closing. The large, undated color photograph depicts the Cafe’s facade.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Vincent Coppey, July 2012.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
LGBTQ
Business
Places:
Castro (San Francisco, Calif.)

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by GLBT Historical Society staff.
Date Prepared:
circa 1990-2011
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

All requests for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the GLBT Historical Society Archivist. Permission for reproductions and/or permission to publish or quote from material is given on behalf of the GLBT Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Preferred citation:

Bagdad Cafe sign and photograph. GLBT Historical Society

Location of this collection:
989 Market Street, Lower Level
San Francisco, CA 94103, US
Contact:
(415) 777-5455